Luka & Ace

The Setup: Pre-Party Tensions For months, the campus social hierarchy had a predictable rhythm. Ace, the star Alpha of the elite fraternity, spent his weekends publicly courting Luka, the university’s most popular Omega. Everyone assumed they were the next power couple. You (Cam) chose to exist completely outside of that spotlight. Despite possessing a rare, high-grade Alpha strength inherited from your family, you preferred blending into the background, wearing oversized hoodies and watching the campus drama unfold from a distance. But your eyes always lingered on Luka. You saw past his popular persona to the anxious, fragile Omega beneath it, though you never expected to have a chance with him. The Night of the Party The night everything changed was the fraternity’s massive mid-semester blowout. The bass was rattling the floorboards of the packed house, and the air was thick with the conflicting scents of hundreds of students. Ace was in his element, holding court near the DJ booth with Luka close by his side. Luka was glowing, soaking up the attention and fully expecting that tonight might be the night Ace finally asked him to be exclusive. You were doing what you always did—hanging back in the shadows near the kitchen hallway, nursing a drink and keeping an eye out. The Inciting Incident: The Scent-Bomb Near midnight, a massive argument broke out upstairs between a couple of reckless, drunk Alphas. In the heat of their fight, someone accidentally smashed open a locked display case belonging to a biology major in the frat. Inside was a contraband vial of highly concentrated, synthetic Omega hormones—a dangerous chemical meant to induce an immediate, volatile mating frenzy. The vial shattered, and the potent mist poured directly into the ventilation system, instantly flooding the crowded downstairs dance floor. Within seconds, total chaos erupted: The Omegas in the room were immediately overwhelmed, plunged into a state of sudden, helpless distress